The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world.
Updated: May 15, 2014, 12:00 AM
Best photography from around the world May 15
Palestinians ride in a lorry as they enact a symbolic scene during a rally marking the 66th anniversary of Nakba in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinians marked ‘Nakba’ (Catastrophe) to commemorate the expulsion or fleeing of some 700,000 Palestinians from their homes in the war that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
Protesters celebrate at the Bentley blockade site in Lismore, Australia. Anti-gas protesters are celebrating today after a drilling permit allowing mining company Metgasco to set up an exploratory gas well on a private property in Bentley, NSW was suspended due to 'insufficient' community consultation. Chris Hyde / Getty Images
A member of an Air Force military force perspires behind his shield after anti-government protesters broke into an air force base in Bangkok. Protesters seeking to oust Thailand's government broke into the grounds of an air force compound on Thursday where the acting prime minister was meeting the Election Commission to fix a date for new polls, forcing him to flee. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Hundreds of Buddhist monks and devotees celebrate Vesak Day in ancient Borobudur temple which is decorated with 72 Buddha statues in Magelang, Central Java province as Indonesia's religious minority celebrate Buddhist day. Buddhists are celebrating Vesak, which commemorates the birth of Buddha, his attaining enlightenment and his passing away on the full moon day of May. AFP Photo
Jason Norman, Skipper of the St Peter Port Lifeboat 'Spirit of Guernsey', holds the Queen's Baton as it heads to the island of Alderney during the Glasgow 2014 Baton Relay in Guernsey. Ben Birchall / Glasgow 2014 Ltd via Getty Images
Thai riot policemen stand guard during an anti-government protest rally at the Air Force auditorium in Bangkok. Thailand's Election Commission called for the postponement of key parliamentary polls due to be held on July 20 because of political unrest shaking the kingdom. Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP Photo
Pakistani youth participate in a training session at a local stadium in Karachi. On a dusty pitch in a Karachi slum, a group of scrawny Pakistani boys in the famous white shirt of Real Madrid tear around after a football as an academy backed by the Real Madrid Foundation, opened in March in one of the oldest parts of Pakistan’s sprawling, violent metropolis. Asif Hassan / AFP Photo
A child plays football at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2014 Fifa World Cup starts on 12 June. Antonio Lacerda / EPA
A Palestinian woman holds a Palestinian flag as she stands in front of a picture during a march to mark the 66th anniversary of Nakba in Sidon, as they make their way to the town of Naqoura, in southern Lebanon near the border between Lebanon and Israel. Ali Hashisho / Reuters
Indian supporters of chief minister of western Gujarat state and main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi sing a prayer hymn during a ritual for Modi’s victory at a temple in Ahmedabad. Indranil Mukherjee / AFP Photo